ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

BCom: Symbiosis College for Arts and Commerce

MBA/PGDM: Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies

PROFILE SUMMARY

Expertise in talent acquisition, compensation & benefits, employee engagement, leadership succession planning and HR operations. The expert has specialist and functional skills that have been proven over 21 years, spanning the entire gamut of HR. More specifically, his expertise lies in partnering with the business for developing strategies for an integrated talent management approach by seamlessly combining talent acquisition, compensation & benefits, employee engagement, leadership succession planning and HR operations. Over the years, he has led large-scale transformation projects focusing particularly on culture and technology.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

3 years

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Work Experience

Corporate Vice President & Group Head - C&B and Talent Acquisition
Kalyani Group (Bharat Forge, Kalyani Technoforge, Kalyani Steel & Others)
The Kalyani Group, established in mid 1960s, is an Indian multi-national with advanced technology, engineering & manufacturing capability across critical sectors such as Engineering Steel, Automotive, Industrial, Renewable Energy, Urban Infrastructure and Specialty Chemicals. With end-to-end capability and manufacturing footprint across India, Germany, Sweden, & China, the Group has an annual turnover of over $3.0 billion and market capitalization of its listed entities approximately $2.5 billion. The group has joint ventures with some of the world leaders such as Meritor (USA), Carpenter Technology Corporation (USA), Maxion Wheels (Brazil), FAW Corporation (China), Alstom (France) and David Brown (UK).

Kalyani has strong emphasis on market leadership through technology and it's over 10,000 strong engineering global workforce, the group today is a market leader in all its respective business segments.

- Largest Forging Company in the world
- Largest exporter of Forgings from India
- Leading Engineering Steel manufacturer in India
- Leader in Axle Aggregates in India

Senior Director, Global Head Compensation & Benefits, HR Technology, Operations & Transitions
HARMAN India
As a Global HR Leader, it is my responsibility to provide operational leadership for HARMAN to achieve its goals through a robust people agenda, with focus on human capital management and development of the global workforce; ensuring that all relevant enablers are in place for individuals to make lasting contributions to the firm. Key responsibilities include -

- Leading Compensation and Benefits practice for 13K employee across multiple countries
- Responsible for Global HR Operations
- Driving Global HR Technology Initiatives

Senior Vice President & Head HR, Communications and CSR
AXA
As the Head of HR, I am responsible for overseeing all aspects of human resources (HR), its practices, and operations in order to meet the needs of the constantly evolving business. In that, my focus is to build upon the business’s current people programs and service delivery strategies, enhancing organizational decision-making and approaches for securing growth on a business-wide scale.

An active member of the Management Committee as well as a key executive partner and coach who is tasked with facilitating strategic planning and initiatives, change management, and organizational design.

Key responsibilities include –

• Provide leadership for long-range strategic planning in order to anticipate impending change and then develop innovative initiatives that promote people productivity, organizational efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• To ensure that the organizational design and rewards structure is reflective of a dynamic & competitive business environment
• Formulate comprehensive strategies that lead to quality and depth within the talent base
• Function as the strategic business advisor to the business executives and departmental heads in regard to key business and management issues
• Playing an analytical role to monitor, analyze, and identify strategic needs, gaps, and risks within the function.
• Drive the D&I and CSR strategy

Senior Director - Human Resources & Corporate Social Responsibility
ADP
- Accountable for the HR strategy and operations at Pune; leading the HR Business Partner organization for over 3500 associates across multiple business units.
- Providing human resource advice and counsel to the GBS leadership
- Developing & implementing HR strategies by establishing functional accountabilities
- To comply with union, state, and local legal legislation; enforcing adherence; advising leadership on needed actions.
- Study the prevalent talent trends and analyzing data that helps business make informed people decisions
- Drive the HR Analytics & Technology practice for the Global Business Solutions platform (across India, Romania, Philippines and Brazil)

Other companies worked for -
John Deere (India and Sub Saharan Africa), Accenture, Oracle India, Patni Computer Systems, iGate